Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-28
CATHOLIC AFFAIRS.
zBfuRN OF TIE CLERGY FROM
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
Dr.. Grsge's Legacy : Another celorsd
schoel--Pope's Golden Jubilee Col
lection-Rev. Mother Blanche.

All the clergy Of the diocese of Rich
mond who went to the retreat at
Georgetown College have returned to
their posts with the exception Of Bishop
Keane and Very Rev. A. Van de Vyyer.
DIR. aREoa's LEGACY.
Before leaving the city Bishop Keane
ended q halt which had taken place
among the trustees of the legacy
left by DR.. Gregg to the Sisters Of
Charity. The amount left being quite
large sum, no one was anxious to act
as treasurer and give the required bond.
A check for $1,000 was kept back for
some time and at last returned to the
signer for the want of the treasurer's
endorsement. Everything is now in
running order, Sister Mary Rose,
Superioress of st. Joseph's Or
phan Asylum, having consented to
act as treasurer. The other officers are
as follows Bishop Keane, president /;
James II. Dooley, secretary DIR. John
Mahony, John Ahern, and John Pur-
cell, directors. The directors are adj
vising Sister Rose to tear down the old
building next TO the corner of Fourth
and Marshall streets and erect grand
structure, to be used as an industrial
school. If the space is found to be
large enough the work will begin ere
long.
GOLDEN JUBILEE COLLECTION.
The collection for the Golden Jubilee
OF Leo Kill, which was taken up in
the diocese by request OF Bishop Keane,
amounts to $l,0579l, of which $3.50
was collected at the Cathedral, 800
at st. Mary's, and $50 at st. Patricks
church in this city.
CoLORED SCHOOL AT KEswICK.
Rev. F. J. Fahey, in charge of st.
the city from Keswick, Va, where he
purchaseda nice tract Of land for school
purposes. He has already given the
contract for erecting thereon at once
frame building, which, when finished,
will be pride to the colored popula-
ton in that place.
Rev. John r.. Slattery started a
school there last year with Mr..
w. r. Tyrrell as teacher, and the sue
cess was such that these improvements
we're imperative. Father Slattery will
return from England in about two
weeks.
LITTLE SISTERS HOUSES.
Rev. Mother Therese Blanche, of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, has returned
to the city from the mother-house in
France. 1t is gratifying to the people
of this State to know that out of 260
houses of the Little Sisters which are
founded in every one Of the six grand
divisions of the earth, no country has
made better showing for the last three
years, in proportion to its population,
than the old State of Virginia. This is
one of the most extraordinary institu
tons of the Catholic Church. The
founder of the order, Rev. Auguste lie
Pailleur, who is yet living and attend
ing personally to the affairs of the
order, started the work about fifty
years ago. 1t now extends all over the
habitable world. Every three years a
chapter is held at La Tours, st. Joseph,
in France, and every Mother Superior
is expected to be present, no matter
what distance she may have TO travel.
Some live so far that it takes them
fifty-nine days TO reach their destina-
ton. This chapter is similar TO the
Fcumenical Council held in Rome at
the call of the Pope, although of not
50 much importance.
At the last chapter all the Mothers
save three were present. 1t was pre-
sided over by the Archbishop of Rem
mes, assisted by the Founder of the
Order. Leo XIII. sent his greetings,
saying 81 bless you, little as you are,
that you may be bigger in Heaven"
Mother Blanche was reelected for
another term of three years. BY
special privilege granted to her by the
Founder she was given three days to
visit her family, after separation of
sixteen years.
Misses Marie Keruk and Maggie
Kenney, who were sent to the No
violate from the Richmond Home, have
Just been received into the order. They
were invested with the habit August
18th, and will be sent to some foreign
country, very likely not to see Rich
mond for many years to come.
PERSONAL,